When the hero proclaimed his love for the heroine at the end of the play, there 'wasn't a dry eye in the house'.
The medication can cause 'dry mouth'. [=a condition in which the inside of your mouth become very dry]
The air is usually 'dry' during the winter. [=there is very little moisture in the air]
(..) ...electricity shall now be passed through your body until you are dead... ...in accordance with state law. God have mercy on your soul. Roll on two! The sponge is dry. What? - The goddamn sponge is dry! - Well, don't you stop it! Don't you do it! It's too late for that. (..)1999 The Green Mile
(..) OLD MAN: How am I looking, Paul? - That's better. That's better. HECTOR: Morning, Mr. Edgecomb. Some Danish this morning? No, just two pieces of dry toast, Hector. Thanks. Leftover's fine. - Dry and cold, same as always. - Cold is better. Hmm. (..)1999 The Green Mile